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Recent Examples of immunize
Some parents confused or inconvenienced by the changing recommendations around vaccinations will ultimately choose to immunize their children anyway.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Take, for instance, the administration’s all-out assault on vaccines, which most recently, in early December, led the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to nix the decades-long recommendation to immunize all newborns against hepatitis B.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
On Friday, the panel suggested a shift in the schedule, recommending parents wait at least two months to immunize babies who have a low risk of contracting the virus.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Panelist Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth who spoke against changing the guidance in September, noted that parents already consult with their health care providers when deciding to immunize.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Take, for instance, the administration’s all-out assault on vaccines, which most recently, in early December, led the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to nix the decades-long recommendation to immunize all newborns against hepatitis B.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
On Friday, the panel suggested a shift in the schedule, recommending parents wait at least two months to immunize babies who have a low risk of contracting the virus.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Panelist Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth who spoke against changing the guidance in September, noted that parents already consult with their health care providers when deciding to immunize.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunize
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The filing argues that custody is a nonwaivable jurisdictional requirement and that remote court proceedings would raise insurmountable problems, including the inability to verify identities, enforce perjury laws, or protect classified information.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Policy turned into abandonment, enforced through violence.—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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The new edition will debut at Cosmoprof Miami in 2026, marking the next release within the Odyssey collection and reinforcing the brand’s ongoing interest in continuity and reinterpretation.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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The title is also riding high across South Asia, including chart-topping or near-the-top placement in markets such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, reinforcing the film’s regional pull beyond its home base.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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Concerns that technology will replace white-collar workers are bolstering the case for trades and manual labor, which are less exposed to automation (at least until the robots take over).—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Within the retail channel, Asics’ Meatpacking store in NYC remained focused on supporting omnichannel practices, while the brand continued to bolster its consumer loyalty program, OneAsics.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Justice Department has sought to buttress Minnesota's prosecutorial ranks with prosecutors from neighboring districts, including from Michigan, as well as the Department of Homeland Security and military attorneys.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Too weak to resist Echard’s weathering, the works’ protective textile must be buttressed, even if only by common kitchen foil.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the stunned reaction of so many Europeans to a week living in the full-on Trump talk cycle ought to remind us that there’s something to be said for the plainer interpretation of Trump’s out-of-control behavior, even if years of intensive exposure in the U.S. have inured us to it.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dear Miss Manners: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even faces.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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Connecticut should continue to fortify its legal framework so that care decisions remain between patients, families, and medical professionals — not politicians or out-of-state actors — and so that the right to bodily autonomy is grounded as securely as possible in state law.—
Matthew Blinstrubas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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This means not every cereal is fortified to the same degree or even necessarily fortified at all.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Researchers adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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But experience elsewhere shows that traffic adapts quickly; congestion does not meaningfully increase, and navigation actually becomes more intuitive.—
Tim Giuliani,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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The dining table then attaches and adjusts in between those benches for outdoor dining.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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The legislation added new tax breaks for 2025, and the IRS did not adjust paycheck withholdings, which could result in refunds for many workers.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Immunize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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